Valkenburg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Valkenburg family

The surname Valkenburg was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in South Holland, a province of Holland, the most crowded province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Rotterdam, Leyden and Shiedam. Noted is the famed castle of Teilengen where Jacqueline of Bavaria is buried. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Valkenburg family

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Valkenburg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Valkenburg, Valkenburch, Valkendaal, Valkenstein, Volkenburg and many more.

Early Notables of the Valkenburg family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included

Dirk Valkenburg (1675-1721), a Dutch Golden Age painter from Amsterdam, known for exotic landscapes, paintings of birds, and fruit and flower still lifes

Valkenburg Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Valkenburg is the 889^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,272 people with that name. 1

Valkenburg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Valkenburg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Maria Elisabetha Valkenburg, who settled in New York in 1710
Johan Felden Valkenburg, who arrived in New York in 1710
Maria Elisabetha Becker Valkenburg, who settled in New York in 1710

Valkenburg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J Valkenburg, who landed in Iowa in 1867 2
Johanna Valkenburg, who arrived in America in 1870
Lena Valkenburg, who arrived in America in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Valkenburg (post 1700) +

Edwin P. Valkenburg, American politician, Mayor of Middletown, New York, 1933 3
Ruth Van Valkenburg (b. 1897), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944, 1948 (alternate) 4
Anne Van Valkenburg, American Republican politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Waterbury, 1948 4
Diane Valkenburg (b. 1984), Dutch, gold medal winning speed skater

Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html